Men's Outdoor Track & Field

McDaniel opens outdoor season at Howard

Mar 21, 2009

COLUMBIA, Md. – Rob Kelvey (Westminster,
Md./Westminster) notched a pair of first-place finishes,
including setting a meet record in the 5,000 to pace McDaniel at
the Dragon Invitational hosted by Howard Community College in
men’s and women’s outdoor track and field action on
Saturday.

Kelvey broke the previous mark in the 5,000 by more than a minute
and half, crossing the line in a time of 15:47.00. He added a
victory in the 1,500 with a time of 4:13.56.

Roxanne Fleischer (Westminster, Md./Winters Mill)
added a second meet record for the Green Terror, leading the women
with a victory in the 5,000. Her time of 20:01.99 bettered the
previous mark by nearly 42 seconds.

Erin Balsamo (Baltimore, Md./Western Tech) added
five top-8 finishes for McDaniel. Her best finish came in the shot
put, placing third with a throw of 7.95 meters. She added a pair of
fifth-place showings in the 100 hurdles (19.27 seconds) and javelin
(17.32 meters). She tied for seventh in the high jump (1.22 meters)
and finished eighth in the long jump (4.30).

CJ Naper (New Windsor, Md./South Carroll) added a
third victory for the Green Terror, winning the 800 with a time of
2:02.58. Cody Crutchley (Frederick, Md./Gov. Thomas
Johnson) followed him across the line in a time of
2:02.66.

Naper was third in the 1,500 (4:14.33) while Crutchley was fourth
(4:16.71).

Rick Gonzalez (Columbia, Md./Oakland Mills) placed
fourth in the 400 hurdles (1:00.57) while Juris Eyler
(Middletown, Md./Middletown) was fifth in the 100 (11.80)
and seventh in the 200 (23.71).

Naper, Eyler, Crutchley and Gonzalez combined for a third-place
finish in the 4x400 relay, crossing in a time of
3:38.85.

The Green Terror returns to action at the Bridgewater Invitational
on Saturday.